Last night I finally got around to watching this DVD I have called Churchill - The Wilderness Years, 1929-1939. The above comments from Kerry's book reminds me a lot of Neville Chamberlain
Posted on 07/17/2004 11:03:05 AM PDT by votelife
I purchased John Kerry's book, written in 1997 from Amazon.com. It's on sale for $4 so I bought it for some opposition research. The book is about Senator's view of the dangerous threats, as he views them, facing America. This book does a good job of present Kerry's shall we say, "nuanced" worldview and I highly reccomend you read it.
In Kerry's "New War" he talks about the new globalization of crime. This book is filled with allusions to how the new world a place where sovereignty is becoming a relic of the past whilte multilateralism is the one ideal that can save us from ourselves. Kerry says, "Crime has been globalized along with everything else except...our response to it."
In 1997 Kerry argues that three main threats facing the US are the new post-communist Russia, China, and Columbia. No doubt most conservatives readers would agree that these states represent threats to the United States and western civilization. However, what is striking is that this book only makes passing mention at the threat of militant Islam and the danger of the proliferation of WMDS.
The first chapter of the book shows Kerry's lack of moral clarity, or as Kerry would like to put it, his "naunce." Kerry writes that "what we didn't anticipate- what no one anicipated- was the globilization of crime." I guess somehow Kerry has failed to understand the danger and the threat the Soviet Union posed to our nation since WWII. He writes as if he has just discovered electricity by realizing that there are organized criminal interests conspiring against the United States. I guess the Korean war, Vietnam, the Soviets march into Afghanistan and Eastern Europe were all unrelated events which don't really suggest a "globilization of crime."
The book continues by pointing out that since many aspects of organized crime rose after the fall of the Soviet Empire. This is no doubt true, but Kerry fails to understand, much less appreciate the benefits the fall of the Evil Empire. Instead Kerry's worldview suggests he feels he must point out the problems with the demise of Soviet Communism.
Kerry accurately points out some of the new problems America is facing since the fall of the USSR. Crime for instance is on the rise. He talks at length about how elements of the Russian mafia have infiltrated the new Russia. He suggests the old KGB has become the new mafia and government. He says that the "new order tempts everyone to criminality." What is striking that Kerry recognizes the Russia is a very corrupt state with powerful elements of the KGB still wielding tremendous power that he doesn't seriously acknowledge the consequences of an Iraq, Iran, or N Korea getting the Soviet's old weapons.
Kerry recognizes the threat: "The greater danger remains the illicit sale of nuclear materials and expertise to outlaw states like North Korea, and, especially Iraq, which has any number of perceived enemies and real grievences." But Kerry's worldview lacks the courage, or for that matter common sense to deal with this threat: "Terrorist organizations with specific political agendas may be encourage by Yasser Arafat's transformation from outlaw to stateman, while those whose only object to disrupt society require no such "role models."" That quote alone shows Kerry's utopian belief that even the most hardened terrorist can be reformed.
Next Kerry tackles the danger China poses to our security. He points out the inherent corruption in red China, while he acknowledges that China is making modest, albeit slow reforms. Interesting, he unkowingly makes an arguemnt against gun control. He cites China for increasing our gun crime. "Chinese manufactures were able to flood world markets with cheap Saturday night specials. The situation got so bad that the United States was forced to shut down the entire legal trade, which was threatening to swap the Untied States with litreally millions of low-cost, disposable, use-'em-once-and-forget-'em guns, as well as billions fo rounds af ammunition. That matrket didnt' dissppoeaer when President Clinton criminiazlized it. It just went underground, causing enrormous heaaches for U.S. federal gun inspectors."
He concludes his analysis of China by saying that the U.S. is really unable to do much by ourselves, even in light of China's human rights abuses. He mentions the fact that China has Most Favored Nation status for trade purposes. In typical Kerry "I voted for it before I voted against it" fashion, Kerry doesn't let the reader know if he supports free trade with China. He says "we abhor human rights abuses but need multilateral actions to have a signficant impact on them."
Kerry than expounds of the drug trade, and how it is a major threat to our security. He talks at lenght about Columbia's drug production as well as other states including Pakistan and Afghanistan.
What is truly scary for the reader of this book, is not the lenghtly, sludging pace of the tome, but rather that it takes the view that terrorism is a criminal matter, not a matter of war. Kerry suggests that we need better cooperation between nations, and better international insitutions so we can apprehend the criminal terrorists. He comes across as foolish and naive at times, as when referring to Arafat as a "statesman" and sometimes deliberately deceiptful in his refusal to acknowelege that he fought the very policies that Reagan championed to dismanted Soviet communism.
Kerry also manages to show his disdain for the 2nd amendment with quotes like, "Individuals must be held accountable when they buy cocaine, guns, and the service of prostitutes."
He also gives weight to the blame America crowd by quoting the leftist terrorist Ted Kaczynski: "The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in 'advanced' countries, but they have destabiliized society, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world." Kerry sympathizes with this view, without outright embracing it. After quoting from the Unabomber's manifesto, Kerry claims, "There is a general sense of displeasure with technology that accompanies its obvious benefits. It is shared by everyone who, saying, " I finally got a human on the line," is rebelling against that sense of cool impersonality that technology has infused into social and commercial relations."
But what might be most terrifying to Freepers considering John F. Kerry becoming Commander in Chief is that he fails to mention Osama bin Laden in his entire examination of the terrorist threat facing our nation.
Kerry quotes the unibomber to bolster his argument ?
Isn't there a stronger word than 'distain' to describe likening the God-given and constitutionally protected right to self protection to the despicably criminal acts of supporting the criminals who run the drug trade and the desecration of women for profit?
Al Gore. Of course, his 'right mind' ain't right.
Wait a minute . . . I thought it was the Unabomber who quoted Algore.
This man was on the Senate Intelligence committee?
He must have missed many more briefings than we thought.
there's a reason why Bush's campaign website reccomends this book!
In the book Kerry doesn't really spell out why we should or shouldn't trade with China...That squares with his record.
In 1991, Kerry Supported Most-Favored Trade Status For China. “Sen. John Kerry said yesterday that he is breaking party ranks to support most-favored-nation trade status for China … ‘I think the president has some strong arguments about some of the assets of most-favored-nation status for China,’ Kerry said.” (John Aloysius Farrell, “Kerry Breaks Party Ranks To Back China Trade Status,” The Boston Globe, 6/15/91)
In 2000, Kerry Voted In Favor Of Permanent Normal Trade Relations With China. (H.R. 4444, CQ Vote #251: Passed 83-15: R 46-8; D 37-7, 9/19/00, Kerry Voted Yea)
Now Kerry Criticizes The Bush Administration For Trading With China. “Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said on Monday Americans workers were paying the price for President Bush's weak stance on trade with China and other countries. … On the bus tour, Kerry singled out the Bush administration's handling of trade with China and said that country was manipulating its currency.” (Caren Bohan, "Kerry Pledges Aggressive Trade Stance," Reuters, 4/26/04)
Like the Al Gore - Unabomber test. You read the quote and try to guess if it is taken from Earth in the Balance by Gore, or the Unabomber Manifesto. Sounds like Kerry quotes should be added to that test, like minds.....
You can take the Al Gore Unbomber Quiz at
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ken_crossman/Gore.htm
Last night I finally got around to watching this DVD I have called Churchill - The Wilderness Years, 1929-1939. The above comments from Kerry's book reminds me a lot of Neville Chamberlain
Maybe a book/movie burning is order.
You will want to read this, thanks to Votelife for posting it.
Wlady Pleszczynski at American Spectator has linked to your review!
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=7193
awesome! Thank you, that's very cool!
you're welcome. I couldn't help but chuckle in the debate when Kerry mentioned this fine piece of scholarship...I wonder why he didn't mention his other book, New Soldier?
I do think that he is learning that we will take his books apart and send them back to him with the truth.
I listened on the radio, the lies were there, if kerry is
elected, clinton will learn how the big boys run a country.
Kerry is a much better speaker than most of the commies and that scares me to death.
From listening to the talk shows in Calif., Arizona and
Utah, it sounds like every democrat got the memo to call a talk show.
They all had the same message, Bush is stupid and Kerry is
wonderful, kerry will win.
I do pray that they are wrong.
See Wlady Pleszczynski's column at http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=7193, which mentions this thread.
"...Kerry offers a number of solutions: beefing up U.S. law enforcement abroad, expanding laws for extradition and asset forfeiture, cracking down on money laundering centers like the Cayman Islands, establishing transnational courts to try global gangsters, and creating sorely needed minimum standards in international law...
...for all of his soaring war rhetoric, he ducks the really hard question of whether the US. should use military force to tackle these global gangs. "
Thanks for reading it through, don't think I could.
It's obvious why the media doesn't give it much mention LOL!
And all Kerry would have had to do was read the newspaper, he didn't even have to go to all those closed door hearings in the Senate committee hearings.
They connected the dots in 1998 but Senator Kerry and MSM can't seem to connect the dots in 2004.
Here is an easy to read chart of what the media was saying pre-911 (and after): Connect the Dots...Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.
Lots of facts and quotes about the president-wannabe at the John F. Kerry Timeline.
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